Contracts Specialist - FTC

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening

Private medical benefits

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a Commercial Contracts Executive to support the Insurance business within the Operations team. The role collaborates with Legal to ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions and provides credible guidance to the business.

The role involves drafting standard contract documents, managing queries, and maintaining governance records. You will work with multiple internal stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualifications/work experience.
• Experience in busy commercial contracts or legal function and ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Proven ability to influence multiple functional areas and build relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; proficient in MS Word, Excel, Confluence, MS Teams and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic commercial advice and interpret contractual requirements.
• Draft, review, and prepare standard contract documents including amendments and SLAs.
• Manage customer queries and escalate to Legal or stakeholders as needed.
• Attend governance forums and maintain accurate records and decision tracking.
• Ensure use of contract governance tools to support timely execution.
• Maintain oversight of contract storage, inboxes, and indexing processes.
• Supervise and support junior contract administration.
• Support legal and business teams with process mapping and contract template updates.

Skills

Contract drafting

Stakeholder management

MS Word

MS Excel

Confluence

MS Teams

PowerPoint

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Tools

DocuSign

Contract governance tools

Job description

About the Business:

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Insurance vertical, we provide customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. Our insurance risk solutions help drive better data-driven decisions across the insurance policy lifecycle all while reducing risk. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below. https://risk.lexisnexis.com

About the team:

This position is part of the LNRS Insurance Contracts Team, which operates within Operations. The team works closely with Sales, Legal, Product, and Analytics to make sure deals are accurately captured, approved, and documented. They’re responsible for drafting contracts based on the agreed commercials and terms, and they diligently track any non-standard provisions. It’s always busy, with a wide range of internal stakeholders involved, so collaboration and attention to detail are key.

About the role:

The Commercial Contracts Executive position will provide contract support to the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Insurance business. The role will work as part of the Operations team to ensure compliance with commercial contract terms and conditions. The role holder will collaborate closely with the Legal team to providing credible and trustworthy guidance to the business.

Responsibilities:

• Provide basic commercial advice and interpret contractual requirements.
• Draft, review, and prepare standard contract documents (Orders, Amendments, Schedules, SLAs, Appendices), including approved term modifications.
• Manage customer queries and pushbacks, escalating to Legal or stakeholders where required.
• Attend internal governance forums (e.g. Deal Review Board) and maintain accurate records and decision tracking.
• Ensure effective use of contract governance tools (e.g. DocuSign, approval forms, trackers, reporting) to support timely execution.
• Maintain oversight of shared legal inboxes, contract storage, and indexing processes.
• Supervise and support junior contract administration, providing guidance on day-to-day tasks.
• Support legal and business teams by managing process mapping, regulatory/customer enquiries, and biannual contract template updates.

Experience required:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualifications / work experience;
• Prior experience of working within a busy commercial contracts or legal function Ability to manage and prioritise workload and competing deadlines within a fast-paced environment with progressive adaptations as the business grows at pace;
• Performs well in high pressure environment, balancing those competing priorities with strong commitment to delivering results Proven success interacting, influencing and working with multiple functional areas;
• both internal and external;
• Has built successful working relationships; demonstrated expertise, commitment and follow-through;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Confluence, MS Teams and Powerpoint.

Working for you:

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career.

These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Optional Dental Insurance
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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At LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, our businesses span multiple industries providing customers with innovative technologies, information-based analytics, decisioning tools and data management services that provide market-specific solutions. Approximately 11,100 employees in offices throughout the world support our brands by serving customers in more than 190 countries and territories. LexisNexis® Risk Solutions is part of RELX, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. For more information, please visit www.risk.lexisnexis.com and www.relx.com.